UAE, Spain to enhance advanced technology adoption
Staff Report/Dubai Filed on March 6, 2021
Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology, and Pedro Duque, Spain’s Minister of Science and Innovation, penned the agreement. Supplied photo
UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology signs MoU with Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation to enhance advanced technology adoption
The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them develop an advanced technology framework over the next three years.
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The systemic balance that coordinates the growth of an organism and its progress through the different stages of development occurs across the animal world and is regulated by internal and external signals. Examples of this balance are puberty in humans and metamorphosis in flies. These are transitions characterised by the production of steroid hormones and they mark the turning point that will determine the halting of growth and entry into the adult state. Certain human diseases, such as cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), cause a delay in this transition.
Egatel, Alén Space and Gradiant develop a solution to digitalise naval communications
Egatel leads a consortium with the pioneer company in space solutions, Alén Space, and the Galicia Technology and Telecommunications Centre Gradiant, to develop an innovative solution to digitalise communications in the marine industry using the VDES standard (VHF Data Exchange System). The new VDES standard will represent a digital revolution in maritime communications and will open the door to new uses, such as e-navigation, while increasing crew safety. Soon, VDES will replace the current and saturated AIS (Automatic Identification System).
The system, developed within the SHIPMATE project (Satellite Hybrid Information Protocol for Maritime Telecommunications), will allow vessels to send ashore information about their activity, their crew, and the state they are in, in addition to their position, heading and speed. All this information will be encrypted so only authorised operators will have
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